Rapid analysis of plasma paraquat using sodium dithionite as a predictor of outcome in acute paraquat poisoning

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 338, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 373-377

  Koo, Ja Ryong ^a   Yoon, Jong Woo ^a   Han, Sang Jin ^a   Choi, Myung Jin ^a   Park, In Il ^a   Lee, Young Ki ^a   Kim, Sung Gyun ^a   Oh, Ji Eun ^a   Seo, Jang Won ^a   Kim, Hyung Jik ^a   Noh, Jung Woo ^a  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Paraquat poisoning; Plasma paraquat level; Prognostic marker; Sodium dithionite

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORBA; CHARCOAL; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; MARKER; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PARAQUAT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM DITHIONITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTINUOUS HEMOFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEMOPERFUSION; HUMAN; LUNG FIBROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PARAQUAT POISONING; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROGNOSIS; REDUCTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 73649128579     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3181b4deee     Document Type: Article

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